San Diego Spirit Quartet Called to U.S. National Team Duty

Published on July 1, 2003 under Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
San Diego Spirit News Release


SAN DIEGO - Defender Joy Fawcett, midfielders Aly Wagner and Julie Foudy and goalkeeper Jaime Pagliarulo have been named to the 25-player U.S. Women's National Team roster that will train for five days in New Orleans, Louisiana, in preparation to face Brazil on July 13 at Tad Gromley Stadium in a match that will be televised live on ESPN at 1 p.m. PT.

The Spirit quartet will continue their quest to earn a spot on the U.S. 2003 Women's World Cup roster for the tournament that was recently moved to the United States. The USA will be training for five days in New Orleans prior to the match against Brazil. Except for WUSA matches, this will be the last chance for the Spirit players to show their talents before U.S. National Team head coach April Heinrichs chooses her 2003 Women's World Cup team in early to mid-August. Spirit midfielder Daniela will join San Jose's Katia and Pretinha on the Brazilian team for the match in the "Big Easy." More than a half dozen players on the Brazilian roster played for their U-19 team, which played in last year's FIFA world championship for youth women in Canada. Brazil qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup by winning the South American Women's Championships last April in Peru.

-Host of Founders Cup III - The WUSA Championship Game-

The 2003 WUSA FOUNDERS CUP Weekend will be a three-day extravaganza of soccer-themed events and programs. The festivities will culminate with the championship match, FOUNDERS CUP III, on Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 4:00 pm ET/1:00 p.m. PT. The weekend will provide an exciting destination for WUSA fans, families and soccer fanatics. Soccer fans can purchase tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (619) 220-8497 or by going online at www.ticketmaster.com. Groups of 15 or more will be sold through the San Diego Spirit ticket office (1-877-4SOCCER).

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